In the News 02/03/09

A Gallup poll released Tuesday finds a strong majority of Americans want Congress to pass some form of stimulus, but have severe doubts about the measures currently being considered to boost the economy….

Only 38 percent of those polled favored the existing stimulus proposal….

It was all aboard the gravy train for MBTA employees last year as a budget-rattling 441 workers pulled down $100,000-plus thanks to millions in overtime and raises at the cash-strapped agency, newly released payroll records show.